equate — to consider or describe as being equal or equivalent
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to consider or describe as being equal or equivalent
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈkweɪt/
Example Sentences
- My mom always equates cleaning my room with finding a needle in a haystack.
- You cannot equate wealth with happiness.
- Some students mistakenly equate memorization with understanding.
equate
VERB[/ɪˈkweɪt/]
to consider or describe as being equal or equivalent
💡 Concept
Parents often equate high grades with happiness, forgetting other measures of success.
🎵 Rhyme
When we equate what we create with fate!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɪˈkweɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈkweɪt/
🌳Etymology
Rootequ-
Suffix--ate
🎵Rhyme
createdebaterelatefate
create
debate
relate
fate
🔗Collocations
equate with
equate to
directly equate
wrongly equate
equate success
cannot equate
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom always equates cleaning my room with finding a needle in a haystack.”
“You cannot equate wealth with happiness.”
“Some students mistakenly equate memorization with understanding.”
😄 Fun example
“He tends to equate expensive restaurants with good food, but my wallet disagrees.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
comparelikenassociateidentifyparallel
Antonyms
differentiatedistinguishseparate
Related
equalequationequivalentequalityequilibrium
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